Contemporary Dance in Cuba Tecnica Cubana As Revolutionary Movement

Name: Contemporary Dance in Cuba Tecnica Cubana As Revolutionary Movement
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ISBN: 9780786449019

ISBN-10: 0786449012

ISBN-13: 9780786449019

Edition: 2012

Authors: Suki John

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The lens of dance can provide a multifaceted view of the present-day Cuban experience. Cuban contemporary dance, or tecnica cubana as it is known throughout Latin America, is a highly evolved hybrid of ballet, North American modern dance, Afro-Cuban tradition, flamenco and Cuban nightclub cabaret. Unlike most dance forms, tecnica was created intentionally with government backing. For Cuba, a dancing country, it was natural--and highly effective--for the Revolutionary regime to link national image with the visceral power of dance. Written by a dancer who traveled and worked in Cuba from the 1970s to the present, this book provides an inside look at daily life in Cuba. From watching the great…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 8/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 231
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Preface


Introduction


Prologue: Havana 1973



An Island of Dance



Struggle and Sabor



Fidelistas and Yanquis



Birth of an Art Form: La Tï¿½cnica Cubana



Cuban Dance Legacies



Cuban Ballet: Soviet Import or Sovereign School of Art?



La Tï¿½cnica Cubana: Form and Function



Politics In - and out of - the Studio



Color



Keeping the Gods at Bay



Ramiro Guerra: Tï¿½cnica De-contextualized



Modern Dance: A Hearty, Subversive Hybrid



Personal Perspectives



International Influence


Epilogue: 2011


Chapter Notes


Bibliography


Index